Beef with Black Bean Sauce in a Crispy Noodle Basket

Name: Beef with Black Bean Sauce in a Crispy Noodle Basket
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: NOODLE NEST; 2 Medium egg noodle nests cooked slightly under packet instructions; 4 tsps Cornflour; Salt to taste; Oil for deep frying; BLACK BEAN BEEF; 600g Beef steak strips; 2 tbsp Rice wine or dry sherry; 4 tbsp Soya sauce; 1 tsp Black pepper; Cooking oil; 4 Shallots; 1 Red pepper; 100g Broccoli florets; 8 Baby corn; 100g Green beans; 100g Sugar snap peas; 2 tbsps Canned salted fermented Chinese black beans; Pinch sugar; 60ml Water; 3 tsps Cornflour

by Zarina February 19, 2021

February 19, 2021

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We all love the black bean beef, chicken, or veg at Chinese restaurants, right??.. It has a delicious depth of richness that really isn’t that hard to recreate at home. Growing up in Hong Kong, 🇭🇰 this was a regular fav dinner.. ok not in a fancy noodle basket but Always served with steaming hot rice or noodles.

Supermarket black bean sauce won’t cut it here. If you want the real deal get Chinese tinned, salted, fermented black beans, available on Amazon for £1.39 for a 400g tin – I used Yang Jiang brand.

Beef with Black Bean Sauce in a Crispy Noodle Basket

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 1 Hour 1 Hour

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

NOODLE NEST

2 Medium egg noodle nests cooked slightly under packet instructions

4 tsps Cornflour

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

BLACK BEAN BEEF

600g Beef steak strips

2 tbsp Rice wine or dry sherry

4 tbsp Soya sauce

1 tsp Black pepper

Cooking oil

4 Shallots

1 Red pepper

100g Broccoli florets

8 Baby corn

100g Green beans

100g Sugar snap peas

2 tbsps Canned salted fermented Chinese black beans

Pinch sugar

60ml Water

3 tsps Cornflour

Instructions

NOODLE NEST

Spread cooked noodles on a tray to dry out

Transfer to a bowl, add cornflour, salt, toss

Divide into 2 portions

Place one half in a sieve to make a basket covering the whole surface area

Heat the oil in a wok or deep pan, hold the sieve in the hot oil and keep tilting and pouring oil over noodles until they deep fry and turn golden

Remove the basket carefully from the strainer and drain on the kitchen towel, repeat with a second noodle nest.

BLACK BEAN BEEF

In a bowl, mix soy, rice wine, 1 tsp cornflour, and pepper

Add beef and marinate 30 mins

Put black beans in a bowl, cover with water, stand 15 min

Rinse beans, put back in the bowl with a pinch of sugar and splash of water, mash with a fork

Add oil to wok on med-high heat and stir fry veg till cooked but still crisp, remove

Add a little more oil to wok, stir fry beef until slightly browning, return veggies to the wok, add bean mix

Mix remaining cornflour with a little water, add to beef, stir until thickens

Place in baskets and serve

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Beef with Black Bean Sauce in a Crispy Noodle Basket

Beef with Black Bean Sauce in a Crispy Noodle Basket

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